Yay for Prairie City! I could have bumped into you and not even known it. We showed up there with no glasses of any kind. We were just going to enjoy the shadows and use projection until totality. I had looked all around my home town, and somebody told me the only place that might have them was 100 miles away.
So on Sunday we were walking around Prairie City and they still had the cardboard glasses for sale at the community center for $2/each. Imagine that! They had the ISO number on them, made in the USA so I felt pretty good about it.
If you're old enough to remember when Ferris Bueller came out, you're no longer in the demographic. Hollywood cares about people aged 18-30 or something. Apparently they like to go out to movies more, I guess. That's why everything is based on a toy I was too old to play with, or a comic book action series. That stuff resonates more with a younger demographic. As others have pointed out, I guess the international market likes that stuff too. The silver lining is that if Hollywood is catering to internationals, maybe we can legitimately tell them to stop complaining about American cultural hegemony.
Wow, edging towards $5k. Congrats to speculators in this; but I prefer to follow the Buffet method of not investing in things I don't understand, use, or enjoy. If BTC is like the gold standard, it could go a lot higher. OTOH, the BTC *economy* could have a depression. During the Great Depression, managers stimulated the economy by abandoning the gold standard. BTC can't do that. It's locked in to deflationary currency. We could see a paradoxical situation where the BTC value is off the chart, while at the same time nobody wants to spend it and create a useful transaction system. As long as the price goes up, the incentive is to hoard... until the price doesn't go up. I don't know when that stops. That's why I just sit here on the sidelines. It doesn't bother me if it goes to $100k even. Picasso paintings are worth even more because of the limited supply, and it has the same effect on me. I don't need a Picasso, or a Bitcoin. The Central banks and/or governments aren't likely to require me to change my currency into BTC or Picassos any time soon, so I'm not worried.
Yes. A sufficiently high tax on *anything* will either keep it from being produced and/or push it into the black market. Not taxing something will result in zero revenue generation from that thing. Somewhere in the middle is optimal revenue extraction. That's the Laffer curve in a nutshell. During the Reagan era it was used to argue for lower taxes. That may not have actually worked under those circumstances; but the notion of an optimal level of taxation seems to make sense. In this case it doesn't even sound like much of a tax, just the removal of something like the interest deduction for home ownership in the US. That doesn't sound like something that would be sufficient to discourage automation or move it off shore. I say, let the robots pay the taxes. Don't tax them too much. They could even calculate the optimal level. They can even do their own taxes without making mistakes, until they become sentient and start killing us all; so make sure to divert some of that money to spray-bottles full of salt water. That's their one weakness. Also, make sure your Old Glory Robot Insurance policy is up to date.
Why is everyone so pessimistic about everything Musk does?
Because on reddit he's God. We must bring balance to The Force. Seriously though, as others have pointed out I think it might have something to do with demographics. Slashdot==old farts, reddit==millenials. Not that a "hive mind" is really a fair representation of any particular person on a site; but I also don't think you can deny that collective opinion is a thing. You definitely feel the pessimism here on Slashdot sometimes, and you also feel the naivety on reddit.
Prairie City, OR. We were jerk-free. We camped on the school's baseball field. Because it's a school it's an alcohol and drug free zone. That probably helped discourage the jerks. There were no loud sound systems or any "enhancements". Just a lot of people exclaiming their delight, and applause at the beginning and end of totality.
The only downside was the horizon being obstructed by mountains, so the sunset effect may have been less spectacular. I don't have anything to base it on since this was my first total eclipse. The horizon I saw was just a brighter blue, not sunset colored for the most part, except to the west where some clouds got a little color. Those clouds on the horizon were moving east slowly, but didn't bother us.
The 3 whisps of outer corona (two on top, one on the bottom) were plainly visible out to about 3 solar diameters it seems. The night before, the Milky Way had plainly been visible so we must have had very clear skies. Two minutes and six seconds... it seemed like 30 seconds.
We take the Internet too seriously sometimes. Web sites are games. Blocking people on Twitter is like a move in that game. Telling POTUS he can't block people is like telling he can't get crowned in a game of checkers.
Let's say that it is more serious though. Let's say Trump's account is like an open channel to the White House. Well, we've always been free to write an old fashioned letter to POTUS, and he's always been free to throw them in the trash, or direct staffers to filter them with certain criteria. It's not like POTUS has to carefully read every letter from every 2nd grade kid that writes. Sometimes he does, and that kid knows they won the lottery. There's just no other practical way for that to work.
So yeah, Trump, or any POTUS can block whoever he wants on a web site. That seem fairly cut and dry to me.
I don't see any no-parking signs. As a general rule, you don't see no-parking signs on Hwy 1, so I think I would have recalled it. Google street shows no sign that I can see, and several cars parked in November 2016. The gravel area looks fairly decent, and a higher clearance SUV can probably handle the grassy strip.
ICO frenzy? Dot-coin bust? I have to be honest. I didn't think it would run this long. Well-played, guys; but nobody rings a bell at the top. However, we probably haven't hit the stage yet where we have Uber drivers giving hot ICO tips. If there's a counterpoint to the "nobody rings a bell" claim, it's the ol', "got out when the shoeshine boy offered a stock tip" story.
Before saying anything you should familiarize yourselves with the history of that beach. I was somewhat familiar with the area before the controversy. I never visited that beach, even when it was "open" because you had to pay a parking fee. I guess I could have parked on Hwy 1 and walked down without paying, but there are other beaches where you can get a lot closer without paying a parking fee.
The state itself may or may not charge a fee for lots or roads close to beaches. For example, Pigeon Point--no fee in the lot, and plenty of road parking right by the beach. OTOH, Francis Beach in Half Moon Bay charges.
So. It seems well established that they can charge for parking convenient to the beach, and for many years that's what the prior owners did.
I think this dude shut off walk-in access. If he did, that's plainly over the line. AFAIK, walk-in has been restored. What's interesting is the dispute about parking.
IIRC, the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay doesn't charge for beach access parking. You just tell the lot attendant what you're up to, and he directs you to a spot in the parking garage if they're available. I think they do that to spread good will in the community though--maybe it was a condition of the development permit.
In other words, when it comes to parking at convenient lots, it's all over the map. IMHO, the real question is "what's a reasonable parking fee?" and/or "Does access to the beach imply parking?" Followed by... if it turns out that *free* parking is a requirement for public access, then all the government agencies that charge could be sued too... but I don't think it'll go in that direction. A sane ruling seems like something that would bring us back to the status quo: free walk-in, reasonable parking fees comparable to what state parks charge.
Whenever I'm on YouTube it's only a matter of time before my related videos get me to some kind of list. It always sucks. It's the signal to turn back or quit and do something else; but I can see how people get sucked in. The siren song of best this/that at the end... I usually catch myself; but I'm older and have had years of experience waiting for the red caboose at the end of literal trains (when they actually still had them) and the "no. 1 song" at the end of those holiday count-downs on the radio (always Stairway to Heaven. Always disappointing). These lists... theyr'e just the 21st century train of boredom; but we don't have to stand here at the crossing gates looking like idiots. There are so many other choices now.
I have been places where they put up a sign that says "no merge area", but it's still a yield not a full stop. That sign is shite, unless they've actually got a study showing that it reduced accidents or something. Are they actually stopping? Maybe it's a revenue generation sign.
It goes deeper. A 3-digit Interstate that begins with an even number is a bypass or beltway. If it begins with an odd number it takes you in and out of a city: e.g., 495 is the Capital Beltway. 395 takes you into DC. There's more info here
I'm from the future, and I'm here to tell you about the Internet. In the future we'll be able to connect with computers everywhere, even in cars. We'll use the Internet to tell stories. Fantastic stories. For example, we'll tell a story about a guy taking a road trip and looking at his map.
"So... in the future, is theater of the absurd popular?".
No. Not on purpose. Now, let me tell you about the President of the United States...
They'll no doubt try to solve this problem by having an AI that is otherwise free; but constrained by a hard-coded ideology. In what ways will the AI wrap itself around "facts" that conflict with what it deduces? Will it be the AI analog of a human that knows it's killing itself; but can't stop using drugs?
Yeah, I barely remember my Dad's car having a CHOKE when I was a kid. I thought it would be something I'd have to learn about when I started driving. By the time I was driving, nothing had a choke. I'd have to google what you do with it. I vaguely recall that it has something to do with adjusting the carburetor to make the car start and/or run better when it first warms up--but I wouldn't know when/when not to use it without researching. I wager that even on Slashdot there are some people reading about the choke for the very first time, right here, simply because they're too young to have seen them and are not that interested in old cars.
I miss Conan. Not enough to pay for premium content... but that was a fun bit. I assume that's what you're referencing. Did Conan actually do that? If so, I swear I didn't see it because like I said, I'm cheap.
From the PoV of many (most?) users, it's rooted in DOS. Users living through the era saw 3.x as a program you launched under DOS. Then, the DOS prompt and the ability to launch DOS-based games was retained for a really long time. Even in versions of Windows based on NT, familiar artifacts of the DOS world, such as.BAT files, still work. Modern windows is like a Fordillac--a Ford hot-rod with a Cadillac engine. Is the car rooted in Ford or GM? I guess there's an argument both ways.
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Yay for Prairie City! I could have bumped into you and not even known it. We showed up there with no glasses of any kind. We were just going to enjoy the shadows and use projection until totality. I had looked all around my home town, and somebody told me the only place that might have them was 100 miles away.
So on Sunday we were walking around Prairie City and they still had the cardboard glasses for sale at the community center for $2/each. Imagine that! They had the ISO number on them, made in the USA so I felt pretty good about it.
If you're old enough to remember when Ferris Bueller came out, you're no longer in the demographic. Hollywood cares about people aged 18-30 or something. Apparently they like to go out to movies more, I guess. That's why everything is based on a toy I was too old to play with, or a comic book action series. That stuff resonates more with a younger demographic. As others have pointed out, I guess the international market likes that stuff too. The silver lining is that if Hollywood is catering to internationals, maybe we can legitimately tell them to stop complaining about American cultural hegemony.
Wow, edging towards $5k. Congrats to speculators in this; but I prefer to follow the Buffet method of not investing in things I don't understand, use, or enjoy. If BTC is like the gold standard, it could go a lot higher. OTOH, the BTC *economy* could have a depression. During the Great Depression, managers stimulated the economy by abandoning the gold standard. BTC can't do that. It's locked in to deflationary currency. We could see a paradoxical situation where the BTC value is off the chart, while at the same time nobody wants to spend it and create a useful transaction system. As long as the price goes up, the incentive is to hoard... until the price doesn't go up. I don't know when that stops. That's why I just sit here on the sidelines. It doesn't bother me if it goes to $100k even. Picasso paintings are worth even more because of the limited supply, and it has the same effect on me. I don't need a Picasso, or a Bitcoin. The Central banks and/or governments aren't likely to require me to change my currency into BTC or Picassos any time soon, so I'm not worried.
Yes. A sufficiently high tax on *anything* will either keep it from being produced and/or push it into the black market. Not taxing something will result in zero revenue generation from that thing. Somewhere in the middle is optimal revenue extraction. That's the Laffer curve in a nutshell. During the Reagan era it was used to argue for lower taxes. That may not have actually worked under those circumstances; but the notion of an optimal level of taxation seems to make sense. In this case it doesn't even sound like much of a tax, just the removal of something like the interest deduction for home ownership in the US. That doesn't sound like something that would be sufficient to discourage automation or move it off shore. I say, let the robots pay the taxes. Don't tax them too much. They could even calculate the optimal level. They can even do their own taxes without making mistakes, until they become sentient and start killing us all; so make sure to divert some of that money to spray-bottles full of salt water. That's their one weakness. Also, make sure your Old Glory Robot Insurance policy is up to date.
Why is everyone so pessimistic about everything Musk does?
Because on reddit he's God. We must bring balance to The Force. Seriously though, as others have pointed out I think it might have something to do with demographics. Slashdot==old farts, reddit==millenials. Not that a "hive mind" is really a fair representation of any particular person on a site; but I also don't think you can deny that collective opinion is a thing. You definitely feel the pessimism here on Slashdot sometimes, and you also feel the naivety on reddit.
They're also working on home fish delivery.
Prairie City, OR. We were jerk-free. We camped on the school's baseball field. Because it's a school it's an alcohol and drug free zone. That probably helped discourage the jerks. There were no loud sound systems or any "enhancements". Just a lot of people exclaiming their delight, and applause at the beginning and end of totality.
The only downside was the horizon being obstructed by mountains, so the sunset effect may have been less spectacular. I don't have anything to base it on since this was my first total eclipse. The horizon I saw was just a brighter blue, not sunset colored for the most part, except to the west where some clouds got a little color. Those clouds on the horizon were moving east slowly, but didn't bother us.
The 3 whisps of outer corona (two on top, one on the bottom) were plainly visible out to about 3 solar diameters it seems. The night before, the Milky Way had plainly been visible so we must have had very clear skies. Two minutes and six seconds... it seemed like 30 seconds.
We take the Internet too seriously sometimes. Web sites are games. Blocking people on Twitter is like a move in that game. Telling POTUS he can't block people is like telling he can't get crowned in a game of checkers.
Let's say that it is more serious though. Let's say Trump's account is like an open channel to the White House. Well, we've always been free to write an old fashioned letter to POTUS, and he's always been free to throw them in the trash, or direct staffers to filter them with certain criteria. It's not like POTUS has to carefully read every letter from every 2nd grade kid that writes. Sometimes he does, and that kid knows they won the lottery. There's just no other practical way for that to work.
So yeah, Trump, or any POTUS can block whoever he wants on a web site. That seem fairly cut and dry to me.
I don't see any no-parking signs. As a general rule, you don't see no-parking signs on Hwy 1, so I think I would have recalled it. Google street shows no sign that I can see, and several cars parked in November 2016. The gravel area looks fairly decent, and a higher clearance SUV can probably handle the grassy strip.
Oh, that's jogging my memory: TIME magazine cover. Bull on the cover? Sell. Bear on the cover? Buy.
ICO frenzy? Dot-coin bust? I have to be honest. I didn't think it would run this long. Well-played, guys; but nobody rings a bell at the top. However, we probably haven't hit the stage yet where we have Uber drivers giving hot ICO tips. If there's a counterpoint to the "nobody rings a bell" claim, it's the ol', "got out when the shoeshine boy offered a stock tip" story.
Well you're wrong, or the person they interviewed on the local radio a couple days ago who said they parked and walked in was lying.
I'm not a fan of the owner either, so chill out.
Before saying anything you should familiarize yourselves with the history of that beach. I was somewhat familiar with the area before the controversy. I never visited that beach, even when it was "open" because you had to pay a parking fee. I guess I could have parked on Hwy 1 and walked down without paying, but there are other beaches where you can get a lot closer without paying a parking fee.
The state itself may or may not charge a fee for lots or roads close to beaches. For example, Pigeon Point--no fee in the lot, and plenty of road parking right by the beach. OTOH, Francis Beach in Half Moon Bay charges.
So. It seems well established that they can charge for parking convenient to the beach, and for many years that's what the prior owners did.
I think this dude shut off walk-in access. If he did, that's plainly over the line. AFAIK, walk-in has been restored. What's interesting is the dispute about parking.
IIRC, the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay doesn't charge for beach access parking. You just tell the lot attendant what you're up to, and he directs you to a spot in the parking garage if they're available. I think they do that to spread good will in the community though--maybe it was a condition of the development permit.
In other words, when it comes to parking at convenient lots, it's all over the map. IMHO, the real question is "what's a reasonable parking fee?" and/or "Does access to the beach imply parking?" Followed by... if it turns out that *free* parking is a requirement for public access, then all the government agencies that charge could be sued too... but I don't think it'll go in that direction. A sane ruling seems like something that would bring us back to the status quo: free walk-in, reasonable parking fees comparable to what state parks charge.
Whenever I'm on YouTube it's only a matter of time before my related videos get me to some kind of list. It always sucks. It's the signal to turn back or quit and do something else; but I can see how people get sucked in. The siren song of best this/that at the end... I usually catch myself; but I'm older and have had years of experience waiting for the red caboose at the end of literal trains (when they actually still had them) and the "no. 1 song" at the end of those holiday count-downs on the radio (always Stairway to Heaven. Always disappointing). These lists... theyr'e just the 21st century train of boredom; but we don't have to stand here at the crossing gates looking like idiots. There are so many other choices now.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
I have been places where they put up a sign that says "no merge area", but it's still a yield not a full stop. That sign is shite, unless they've actually got a study showing that it reduced accidents or something. Are they actually stopping? Maybe it's a revenue generation sign.
It goes deeper. A 3-digit Interstate that begins with an even number is a bypass or beltway. If it begins with an odd number it takes you in and out of a city: e.g., 495 is the Capital Beltway. 395 takes you into DC. There's more info here
I'm from the future, and I'm here to tell you about the Internet. In the future we'll be able to connect with computers everywhere, even in cars. We'll use the Internet to tell stories. Fantastic stories. For example, we'll tell a story about a guy taking a road trip and looking at his map.
"So... in the future, is theater of the absurd popular?".
No. Not on purpose. Now, let me tell you about the President of the United States...
They'll no doubt try to solve this problem by having an AI that is otherwise free; but constrained by a hard-coded ideology. In what ways will the AI wrap itself around "facts" that conflict with what it deduces? Will it be the AI analog of a human that knows it's killing itself; but can't stop using drugs?
We have to shut down Massachusetts. Sorry guys. It's for the good of the planet.
Yeah, I barely remember my Dad's car having a CHOKE when I was a kid. I thought it would be something I'd have to learn about when I started driving. By the time I was driving, nothing had a choke. I'd have to google what you do with it. I vaguely recall that it has something to do with adjusting the carburetor to make the car start and/or run better when it first warms up--but I wouldn't know when/when not to use it without researching. I wager that even on Slashdot there are some people reading about the choke for the very first time, right here, simply because they're too young to have seen them and are not that interested in old cars.
The dual of the rogue corporation: the rogue union.
I miss Conan. Not enough to pay for premium content... but that was a fun bit. I assume that's what you're referencing. Did Conan actually do that? If so, I swear I didn't see it because like I said, I'm cheap.
In the future, everybody will be a member of Trump's cabinet for 15 minutes.
From the PoV of many (most?) users, it's rooted in DOS. Users living through the era saw 3.x as a program you launched under DOS. Then, the DOS prompt and the ability to launch DOS-based games was retained for a really long time. Even in versions of Windows based on NT, familiar artifacts of the DOS world, such as .BAT files, still work. Modern windows is like a Fordillac--a Ford hot-rod with a Cadillac engine. Is the car rooted in Ford or GM? I guess there's an argument both ways.